Forthcoming Books

An Intergenerational Approach

This book explores the development of a new path of transition between adolescence and adulthood in recent generations. Whereas traditionally the transition into adulthood was marked by a clear and irreversible change in condition, we are now seeing a continuance in the role and...

Security of Attachment and the Social Development of Cognition investigates how children's security of attachment in infancy is related to various aspects of their cognitive development over the preschool years. The book thus constitutes an ambitious attempt to build bridges between the domains of...

Selected works of Leo B. Hendry

Leo B. Hendry is one of the foremost developmental psychologists of his generation. His diverse range of interests have included studies on young people’s involvement in competitive sports, investigations into teacher and pupil relations in school, adolescents’ leisure pursuits and their family...

Coping, Prevention and Clinical Interventions

This is a volume on loneliness and what can be done to address its pain. While most books simply describe loneliness from one author’s point of view, this volume includes a comprehensive review of the literature and employs top researchers in the field discuss their own research findings,...

Several recent analyses have focused on how social and cultural factors shape development, but less well understood are the individual constructive processes involved in this interplay. This volume showcases varied theoretical and empirical approaches to how individual, social and cultural factors...

An Advanced Textbook, 7th Edition

Developmental Science: An Advanced Text is the most complete and cutting-edge introduction to the field available today. Since its initial publication, the key purpose of the text has been to furnish inclusive developmental perspectives on all substantive areas in psychology—neuroscience,...

A dynamic systemic approach to transitions and transformations

Traditionally the subject of adolescent development has been explored using a stage based approach, with the potential pitfalls and upsets of adolescence often focussed upon. In this book the authors draw on a wealth of research to examine the period of development from adolescence to adulthood...

A Simplified Approach

The concept of identity is one of the most important ideas the social sciences have investigated in recent years, yet no introductory textbooks are available to those who want to gain a sense of this burgeoning field. The first of its kind, this text provides an introduction to the scientific study...

From Development to Prevention

Adolescence is a notoriously challenging period for a range of issues, but coming to terms with how we look can be the most difficult. During a time of immense biological and social change, dissatisfaction with body image is one of the most pervasive concerns affecting young people world-wide,...

Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition

What is the nature of children’s social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational and developmental psychology, provides...